#16b7bc

Color #16b7bc

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 7.66 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#16b7bc

RGB

rgb(22, 183, 188)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 79%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 88.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.3%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.77, -35.12, -13.33)

LCH

lch(67.77, 37.56, 200.78)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1176, 198.39)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 8.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc1b16

Analogous

#16bc6e

#16b7bc

#1664bc

Triadic

#16b7bc

#bc16b7

#b7bc16

Split-complementary

#16b7bc

#bc1664

#bc6e16

Tetradic

#16b7bc

#1b16bc

#bc1b16

#b7bc16

Square

#16b7bc

#6e16bc

#bc1b16

#64bc16

Shades

Color #16b7bc mixed toward black.

#12999d

#0f7a7d

#0b5c5e

#073d3f

#041f1f

Tints

Color #16b7bc mixed toward white.

#1fdfe5

#4ce5ea

#79ecef

#a6f2f5

#d2f9fa

Tones

Color #16b7bc mixed toward gray.

#24aaae

#329da0

#409093

#4d8385

#5b7677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fbb · ΔE 32

Deuteranopia

#766bbb · ΔE 37.3

Tritanopia

#31baba · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #16b7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16b7bc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#16b7bc (#16b7bc) is rgb(22, 183, 188) in RGB.

No, #16b7bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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